- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- GEC, General Electric Co Ltd., GENALEX; London
- Year
- 1948
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 105296
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- Brand: Gecophone
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115; 125; 220 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6.5 inch = 16.5 cm
- Material
- Bakelite case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: BC4940L - GEC, General Electric Co Ltd.,
- Shape
- Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 15.5 x 12 x 8.25 inch / 394 x 305 x 210 mm
- Notes
-
An AC mains 3 band table radio housed in a bakelite cabinet. With terminals for an external loudspeaker. Released October 1948. Same as the GEC BC4940 model which has different mains voltage options.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 16.75 lb (16 lb 12 oz) / 7.605 kg
- Mentioned in
- -- Original-techn. papers.
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Trader Service Sheet (suppl. of Wireless & El. Trader, etc.) (921 dated August 20 1948 GEC BC4940/45)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- - - Manufacturers Literature (GEC Service bulletin BC4940 and BC4940L)
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Radio And Television Servicing books (R&TVS) (GEC models BC4940 BC4940L)
- Author
- Model page created by Peter Hoddow. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 442 models, 286 with images and 236 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from GEC, General Electric Co Ltd., GENALEX; London